USA/Mexico/CanadaPerspective: Very large markets with high irradiation levels especially in the south, high prices in many areas and a strong power demandExperience: Team members have been active in the US, Canada and Mexico for the last 5 years with installations of more than 100 MWp; strong local development partners

Chile

Perspective: One of the sunniest regions on earth with strong growth in power demand due to solid economic development especially in the energy intensive mining industryExperience: Built one of Chile’s first large scale PV systems and have a strong JV partner and an experienced local development team

Germany

Perspective: For many years the largest PV market in the world with a very reliable feed-in tariff Regime, but pressure on the level of FIT and size restrictions on plants are eroding attractiveness quicklyExperience: Own asset base of more than 150 MW and one of the most experienced teams in the country

Japan

Perspective: Densely populated country with limited space but good sunshine levels, strong support for renewables in the population and a fairly good feed-in tariffExperience: Team members with more than 4 years experience in Japanese module and small rooftop market and strong local partners

Australia

Perspective: Very high irradiation levels, ample building space, and a stable political environment, but limited demand at very competitive pricingExperience: Local development team with experience in module sales and roof top projects

BUSINESS MODEL

Independent Solar Power Producer (ISPP)

Development

Ability to judge develop- ment quality based on successful development of 1 GW of projects in many countries around the globe

Planning

6 years of improving our standardized system architecture for large PV plants results in very fast and lean planning cycles

Construction

Our longstanding coopera- tion with experienced partners has streamlined construction so much that we build plants now 3 times faster than 3 years ago

Operations

Hands-on operations of more than 500 MW has given us valuable insights into maximizing output of our plants and reducing costs at the same time

Ownership & Financing (debt, equity)

We raised more than Euro 300 million during the first two years of our company history and financed many more projects in more than 10 countries before. This gives us credibility with financial institutions as investor, operator, and EPC at the same time.

All capabilitiesin house

Manufacturer agnostic

100% privately owned

> 500 MWpipeline

HISTORY

Saferay was founded in 2010 by an experienced team which had previously built Q-Cells International from scratch into the largest system integrator of solar plants in the world within 2 years.
The team's mission is to create a new kind of independent power producer that solely focuses on solar PV.
The team has completed more than 700 MW of utility-scale solar plants on five continents:

Saferay developed rapidly during the first two years of existence, building 45 MW during the first six month of its existence, and adding another 125 MW in the first full year of operation. The company keeps most of the powerplants on its own balance sheet.

Saferay is fully privately owned and has no third party investors, which allows for fast decision making and clear focus.

The company is currently active in Germany, Chile, Mexico, the US, Japan, Singapore and Australia.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dr. Marko Schulz

Managing Director, founder
Former Executive Board Member of Q-Cells SE and founder/CEO of Q-Cells International (QCI), the world‘s largest PV system integrator in 2009.
Previously partner at McKinsey & Co, focused on utilities.

Dr. Michael Merz

Managing Director, founder
Former head of operations at Q-Cells International and project manager.
Previously project manager at McKinsey & Co, focused on operational improvement in manufacturing industries.

Head of Technology
Former head of technology at Q-Cells International with focus on electrical engineering and grid connections. 17 years of experience with PV plant design and construction in continental Europe with dozens of realized projects during his time at QCI and Solar Engineering.

Juan Carlos Fernandez

Director Latin America
Former project manager at Q-Cells International in charge of building several utility-scale solar power plants. 16 years of experience with PV plant projects in continental Europe as project manager with QCI and Conergy.

John Warren

Managing Director of saferay Singapore
Former Project Manager at Juwi Renewable Energies Pte. Ltd., responsible for development and construction of utility PV plants in Japan. Managed successful market entry of Juwi in Japan and concluded JV with Japanese partner.

Isaki Morimoto

Managing Director of saferay Japan
Former project manager responsible for the development and EPC of PV projects at Copia Energy, a Japanese solar development, installation and trading business.

Fausto González-Taveras

Director Development and Financing saferay Group
Former VP at Adenium Energy Capital for development and investment in Japan renewables and California residential solar. Previously VP at Goldman, Sachs & Co. specializing in structuring of commodities-related products for energy, metals and mining, industrials and aviation clients.

we generate ...

SPEED:

By having the fastest construction
times in the industry

COMPETITIVENESS:

By continuously reducing our costs in order to produce solar electricity more economically than fossil fuel based generators

LEVERAGE:

By building solar plants primarily for our own asset base and by reinvesting most of our profits

PERFORMANCE:

By constantly monitoring and maintaining our plants for maximizing output

OPPORTUNITIES:

By letting our employees and partners drive the choice of new projects and geographies

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